Lake Gogebic fishing continues to be excellent. Nice perch are coming from the weedbeds on crawlers and leeches. Walleye action has been very good; drift or troll crawlers over the main lake mudflats in 20 feet or deeper. Trollers using boards with Reef Runners or Hot-N-Tots are doing quite well on suspended walleyes. Crawlers, leeches, […]
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Willowemoc/Beaverkill: Waters were running high on the heels of heavy rains late last month, but they should now be fishable. Sulphers, small BOWs, caddis and nymph patterns should work. West Branch of the Delaware: Fishable; time to look for isonychias. Esopus: High at last look. Hatches have been occurring near dark, but attractor patterns can
Madison – Wisconsin’s archery deer hunters can expect to have a better-than-average hunting season in most areas of the state, but they probably should not expect to surpass last year’s statewide bow kill of 116,010 animals. That 2007 kill included 38,011 bucks and 77,204 antlerless deer, along with 795 animals whose sex wasn’t listed at
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Bass and panfish have been providing the best action lately. Bass of both types are hitting on any number of area lakes, and anglers are catching largemouths on just about anything they throw. The bigger panfish are now suspended in 8 to 15 feet of water. Anglers on Nelson Lake last week were catching some
Fishermen have been enjoying some good bluegill and crappie action, and the bass fishing has been pretty good, too. The bigger bass have been found in deeper water on smaller lakes. Walleye action has been pretty spotty. Anglers are catching fish, but they’re in deeper water. It seems like there are many more people fishing
Boat speeds are still limited on the Madison chain. Lakes Monona and Waubesa are totally no-wake, and Mendota and Kegonsa have no-wake limits for the first 500 feet out from shore. On Mendota, there is a spotty perch bite, with some guys doing OK along 20-foot breaks, such as the one west of Governor’s Island.
DNR Report Madison – All planned testing of wild fish for VHS fish disease has been completed for 2008, and results show that – so far – the deadly fish virus has not spread in Wisconsin and that state waters have not suffered the kind of fish kills once feared, according to DNR officials. Fish
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Washington – Illinois’ upland game received good news July 29 when the U.S. Department of Agriculture backed away from allowing landowners to trash Conservation Reserve Program contracts without penalty. Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever had argued that allowing landowners to withdraw would deal a premature blow to wildlife populations. After weeks of discussion, U.S. Secretary
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Albany – A modern-day version of the gold rush could have a tremendous impact on the landscape of New York and Pennsylvania as natural gas exploration reaches a fever pitch in both states. The impact of the gas search is many sided. Property owners – including the states – are seeing per-acre lease agreements skyrocket
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